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Sad husband finds himself in a pattern

- Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: My first marriage ended badly. We simply grew apart and infidelity entered the picture (on her part, not mine). The good things I got out of that marriage are two great daughters.

Fast-forward to the present. I have been married to a like-minded woman for more than seven years now. She is beautiful, smart, strong, independen­t and very sexy.

We have a wonderful 4-year-old child. Unfortunat­ely my wife has informed me that although she considers me a great father, a great husband and her best friend, she has lost her “spark” for me.

She has admitted to a brief Gabapentin often is used as a affair last year. She has also way of reducing pain, includtold me that she feels someing for fibromyalg­ia, and it thing is missing from our sometimes is used for hot marriage, but cannot define flashes, but its FDA indication what it is. is as an anti-epileptic drug.

I am heartbroke­n, but I However, the risk of osteoposti­ll love her with all of my rosis from gabapentin is low. heart and want to make Many women with fibrothing­s right with her again. myalgia also have osteoporos­is; She has agreed to start couhowever, it may be that there ples counseling with me. We are some shared risk factors, have already been to one sesand it is probably not that fision. I thought that she may bromyalgia causes osteoporos­is.be depressed, but my wife Sagittariu­s (Nov. 22-Dec. outright denies that she is. Many people with fibro21) (8) Doing the paperwork

My question is, do you myalgia have difficulty exercisget­s profitable. It’s easy to stick think I have any hope that ing, and may not get enough to a budget over the next two my wife will love me again vitamin D, both of which are weeks with Mercury in Cancer. the way I love her? risk factors for osteoporos­is. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Heartbroke­n Up North Although you have been taking (7) Partners are full of great Dear Heartbroke­n: Your lots of calcium in diet and supideas for about two weeks. Enwife might not ever love you plements, the data that show courage yours to talk. the way that you love her, and this protects against osteopoAqu­arius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) that is because two people rosis are surprising­ly weak. (8) Your communicat­ions and rarely love in the same way at Calcium through the diet is networking skills come in usethe same time and with equal better than supplement­s, as ful. Accept an intellectu­al chalintens­ity. Long relationsh­ips supplement­s increase kidney lenge at work. wax and wane, with one partstone risk (dietary calcium proPisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ner initiating the dance some tects against stones) and may (9) Sweet words come easily times, and the other partner increase risk for blockages in for about two weeks, with Merinitiat­ing at other times. the coronary arteries. cury in Cancer.

In addition to couples counThe biggest issue I want to Aries ( March 21-April 19) (9) seling, I hope each of you see a identify, though, is the omepraYou’re good at solving domescouns­elor separately. You are zole, Protonix and Nexium, all tic problems over the next two not responsibl­e for your wife’s of which are well-known to inweeks, with Mercury in Cancer.choices,butinsight­aboutyourc­reaseboned­ensityloss, % & own life and behavior can lead putting women (and men) at Taurus (April 20-May 20) % to change, which can positively risk for osteoporos­is. These are (7) Your communicat­ions and $ % affect you — and also your marvery effective medicines, but networking skills are especially riage. shouldn’t be taken for the long hot over the next two weeks, ! 4 term if there are alternativ­es. with Mercury in Cancer. Gemini (May 21-June 20) (9) You can make a bundle over the next two weeks, with Mercury in Cancer. ) . /0 1 ) 1 - ) -/ ) 123 ) . Write to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Write to Dr. Roach at ToYourGood­Health @med.cornell.edu.

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